"is part of the Stillington, North Yorkshire electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council. It is also in the Stillington ward of Hambleton District Council. The Parish Council is made of five councillors including the Chair. The village is situated near the Howardian Hills, south of the North York Moors. At the latter end of the nineteenth century, the population was around 300, which has fallen to 234 according to the 2001 UK Census. There are 117 dwellings in the parish. Of the total population, 202 are over the age of sixteen, of which 115 are in employment. On the"
"Howardian Hills The Howardian Hills are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty located between the Yorkshire Wolds, the North York Moors National Park and the Vale of York, they take their name from the Howard family who still own local lands. The Howardian Hills form 79 square miles of well-wooded undulating countryside between the flat agricultural Vales of Pickering and York. The irregular high ridges of the Howardian Hills are a southern extension of the rocks of the Hambleton Hills in the North York Moors. Jurassic limestone and a network of pasture, extensive woodland, trees and woodland combine to create"
"Advisory Committee and professional staff in the AONB unit help to conserve and enhance the AONB landscape by: Visit for further details. Howardian Hills The Howardian Hills are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty located between the Yorkshire Wolds, the North York Moors National Park and the Vale of York, they take their name from the Howard family who still own local lands. The Howardian Hills form 79 square miles of well-wooded undulating countryside between the flat agricultural Vales of Pickering and York. The irregular high ridges of the Howardian Hills are a southern extension of the rocks of the"
"Haddington Hill Haddington Hill (also called Wendover Hill) is a hill in The Chilterns, and the highest point in the English county of Buckinghamshire. On the north-eastern flank is Coombe Hill, not to be confused with another Coombe Hill 4 kilometres to the south-west. Haddington Hill is owned by the Forestry Commission, whose Wendover Woods cover much of the hill. Many tracks run through the forest, and a car park is located near the summit among the trees: the flat summit means the precise location of the highest point is difficult to determine with certainty. However, in the woods to"
"Hovingham Hovingham is a large village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the edge of the Howardian Hills and about 7 miles south of Kirkbymoorside. The village is mentioned in the ""Domesday Book"" by its current name and lay within the ""Maneshou"" hundred. The lands at the time of the Norman invasion belonged to ""Orm, son of Gamal"". After the invasion, the lands were granted to ""Hugh, son of Baldric"". The etymology comes from a combination of ""houc"" meaning ""a place of graves"", ""ing"" meaning ""a meadow near a river"", and ""ham"""
"Hail Storm Hill Hail Storm Hill, also known as Cowpe Moss, is the highest point of the Rossendale Valley, England, an area of moorland and hill country situated between the West Pennine Moors and the South Pennines. It is wholly within Lancashire, although the administrative county boundary with the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale passes just a kilometre to the south-east of the summit. Scout Moor Wind Farm now spans Hail Storm Hill. The Forest of Rossendale also contains the Marilyn of Freeholds Top and the summit of Great Hameldon. The shortest route to the summit is from the village of"
"the Hall, the School and the two Churches, there are a total of 49 other Listed Buildings in the area. Hovingham Hovingham is a large village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the edge of the Howardian Hills and about 7 miles south of Kirkbymoorside. The village is mentioned in the ""Domesday Book"" by its current name and lay within the ""Maneshou"" hundred. The lands at the time of the Norman invasion belonged to ""Orm, son of Gamal"". After the invasion, the lands were granted to ""Hugh, son of Baldric"". The etymology"
"Natural Beauty (AONB); one of 46 areas in England, Wales and Northern Ireland which, along with National Parks and Heritage Coasts, represent some of the most spectacular and unspoilt landscapes in the country. The Howardian Hills are designated an AONB because of the following Special Qualities: Each of these attributes is important in its own right, but it is their combination in a relatively small area that has produced a landscape of national significance. As a working landscape, the interests of agriculture, forestry, rural enterprise and the economic and social needs of communities in the AONB are important. The Joint"
"Harriseahead Harriseahead is a village in the county of Staffordshire, England, just north of the Potteries (Stoke on Trent) and about south-west of Biddulph and close to the border with Cheshire. Population details from the 2011 census can be found under Kidsgrove. The etymology is unknown; although the ""-head"" ending of the name, from Old English ""heafod"" indicates the town's high situation in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Mow Cop Castle is on top of a hill just under a mile north of the village. It has been in the care of the National Trust since 1937, but has a history linking"
"Howgill Fells The Howgill Fells are hills in Northern England between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, lying roughly in between the vertices of a triangle made by the towns of Sedbergh, Kirkby Stephen and Tebay. The name Howgill derives from the Old Norse word ""haugr"" meaning a hill or barrow, plus ""gil"" meaning a narrow valley. The Howgill Fells are bounded by the River Lune (and the M6 motorway to the west), to the north by upper reaches of the River Lune, and to the east by the River Rawthey. Unlike the Carboniferous Limestone Yorkshire Dales, they are"
"Haden Hill Haden Hill is a residential area in the West Midlands of England, straddling the border of Halesowen and Cradley Heath townships and the modern boroughs of Dudley and Sandwell. Its most famous landmarks are Haden Hill Park and the historic Haden Hill House, both of which were constructed during the 19th century. The River Stour flows through Haden Hill, and formed the historic county boundary of Staffordshire (Cradley Heath) and Shropshire (Halesowen). The Halesowen side of the river later became part of Worcestershire, and in 1966 all of Haden Hill was moved into Worcestershire when the Staffordshire side"
"as a ""manor of Catherington"" on the British History Online website here Lovedean Lovedean is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1.4 miles (2.2 km) west of Horndean. The nearest railway station is Rowlands Castle, 2.8 miles (4.6 km) southeast of the village. Although this is the nearest it is not readily accessible by public transport, for public transport the best is Cosham The village of Lovedean is situated around the main road Lovedean Lane, situated at the bottom of the valley after which it is named. Dean is from the old English word"
"Horden Horden is a village and electoral ward in County Durham, England. It is situated on the North Sea coast, to the east of Peterlee, approximately 12 miles south of Sunderland. Horden was a mining village until the closure of the Horden Colliery in 1987. Main features include the Welfare and Memorial Parks and St Mary's church. It is connected to the villages of Blackhall Colliery and Blackhall Rocks to its south by a spectacular rail viaduct which spans Castle Eden Dene near Denemouth. Horden Dene provides Horden's northern boundary with Easington Colliery. The local manor house, Horden Hall, was"
"Rowley Hills The Rowley Hills are a range of hills located in the West Midlands county in England, and include Turner's Hill, Bury Hill, Portway Hill, and Darby's Hill. The ridge forms part of the east/west watershed between the River Severn and the River Trent, with rainfall on the western side going to the Bristol Channel via the Severn, and rainfall on the eastern side ending up in the North sea via the Trent. The hills are situated east of the town of Dudley in Rowley Regis, on the border between the metropolitan boroughs of Dudley and Sandwell. The largest"
"England, adjacent to Ashford Hill village. Ashford Hill with Headley Ashford Hill with Headley is a civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. The parish includes Ashford Hill, Plastow Green, Headley and Kingsclere Woodlands. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,216, increasing to 1,277 at the 2011 Census. The parish is bordered on the north by Brimpton in West Berkshire. To the east is the parish of Baughurst, south is the parish of Kingsclere and west is the parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green. Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows is a"
"border of Buckinghamshire and part of the Aylesbury Vale which contains the Buckinghamshire county top Haddington Hill 267 m (876 ft). It is linked to Haddington Hill by a high ridge which gives this hill a mere 5 metres of relative height. The summit area is unmarked and is difficult to determine, as is Haddington Hill's summit in Wendover Woods. Pavis Wood Pavis Wood is an area of woodland on a hill located near Hastoe in Tring, north-western Hertfordshire, England. A point on its eastern slopes is the highest point in the county of Hertfordshire at 244 m (801 ft)."
"Ashford Hill with Headley Ashford Hill with Headley is a civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. The parish includes Ashford Hill, Plastow Green, Headley and Kingsclere Woodlands. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,216, increasing to 1,277 at the 2011 Census. The parish is bordered on the north by Brimpton in West Berkshire. To the east is the parish of Baughurst, south is the parish of Kingsclere and west is the parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green. Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows is a national nature reserve managed by Natural"
"Newton-in-Bowland Newton or Newton-in-Bowland is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district, in the county of Lancashire, England, formerly known as ""Newton-on-Hodder"". The civil parish had a population of 237 in 2001, according to the United Kingdom Census, increasing to 315 at the 2011 Census. The township covers almost 6,000 acres of the Forest of Bowland. Historically, the village is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was transferred to Lancashire for administrative purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. The village pub – ""The Parkers Arms"" – takes"
"Wenlock, the second series of the Silurian, where the conodont ""Pterospathodus amorphognathoides"" first appeared. Apedale Apedale is a village in Staffordshire, England. The population at the 2011 census can be found under the Holditch (Ward) of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The village is home to the Apedale Community Country Park. The park is unusual for the area as it was previously an opencast mine. The area has a long history of mining, with the nearby former collieries at Silverdale and Holditch also having been redeveloped for other uses. Hughley Brook is a site of Special Scientific Interest in Shropshire. It is one of"
"Apedale Apedale is a village in Staffordshire, England. The population at the 2011 census can be found under the Holditch (Ward) of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The village is home to the Apedale Community Country Park. The park is unusual for the area as it was previously an opencast mine. The area has a long history of mining, with the nearby former collieries at Silverdale and Holditch also having been redeveloped for other uses. Hughley Brook is a site of Special Scientific Interest in Shropshire. It is one of the Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points for the Sheinwoodian, an age of the"
"Hawthornthwaite Fell marks the extreme western limit of the West Riding of the Historic County of York. Hawthornthwaite Fell Hawthornthwaite Fell is one of the larger hills in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England, occupying a north-facing position on the south-western range, close to Bleasdale and Fair Snape Fell. The only path to the summit comes over the hills from the south. Most of the hill is on the Duke of Westminster's land. The summit is boggy and flanked to the north by steep heather slopes. Grouse are farmed in the area and hen harriers can be seen frequently."
"Habberley, Worcestershire Habberley was one of the hamlets of the ancient parish of Kidderminster in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is now divided so that part of it is an area of the town of Kidderminster (to the northwest of the town centre) and part of it (including High Habberley and Low Habberley) is within the civil parish of Kidderminster Foreign. Habberley Valley is a Local Nature Reserve consisting of 25 hectares of lowland heathland and woodland with large sandstone outcrops. There are walks connecting it with the Wyre Forest which lie east of Wassell Wood (at Trimpley) and"
"Hellidon Hellidon is a village and civil parish about southwest of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England. The parish has an area of about . The village is between and above sea level on the north face of an ironstone ridge. Its highest point is above sea level, at Windmill Hill about southeast of the village. The Leam and a number of streams feeding it rise in the parish. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population (including Lower and Upper Catesby) of 256. The Jurassic Way long distance footpath linking Banbury, Oxfordshire and Stamford, Lincolnshire passes through the village. The Domesday Book"
"Haverigg Haverigg is a village on the south-west coast of Cumbria, England, historically part of the county of Cumberland. It is a ward within the civil parish of Millom, and is within the local government district of Copeland. In 2001 it had a population of 1,791 in 548 households, increasing in 2011 to a population of 1,849 in 549 Households. The name Haverigg derives from the Old Norse and can be translated as ‘the hill where oats are grown'. Haverigg is at the mouth of the Duddon Estuary, a protected area important for birds and other wildlife. Haverigg has an"
"made of Ordovician and Silurian slates and gritstones. The fells include two Marilyns: The Calf – and Yarlside – and a number of smaller peaks, including five Hewitts. They lie within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, though they have been within the modern county of Cumbria since the county boundary changes in 1974. They were originally shared by the West Riding of Yorkshire and Westmorland. Howgill Fells The Howgill Fells are hills in Northern England between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, lying roughly in between the vertices of a triangle made by the towns of Sedbergh, Kirkby Stephen"
"is the upland moorland of the North York moors with the valleys of Bransdale, Farndale, Rosedale and Newtondale. Much of the moorland is over in height with the highest point being . To the south of this upland the tributaries from the valleys converge and the land becomes flatter. It is mainly less than in height. To the south-west the Howe Bridge area covers the undulating landscape of the Howardian Hills. The largest abstractions from the river are for fish farming. There are wastewater treatment works at Pickering, Harome and Kirkbymoorside. There are many sites in the Rye catchment area"
"3rd place. William Howard School The William Howard School is a co-educational secondary academy school on ""Longtown Road"" (A6071) in Brampton, Cumbria, England for pupils aged 11–18. The school is named after Lord William Howard (1563–1640), who was the third son of Thomas, Duke of Norfolk. He married Elizabeth, the daughter and co-heiress of William, Lord Dacre, from whom the Naworth Castle branch of the Howard Family is descended. A Grade II monument of William Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle, is positioned on one of the highest hills to one side of the town of Brampton, known as the Mote."
"Houston and Killellan Houston and Killellan is a civil parish in the county and council area of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It contains the villages of Houston and Crosslee, as well as a number of smaller settlements including Barochan and Killellan in its rural hinterland. Under the name Houston, the civil parishes boundaries are similar to that of the modern community council area, the most local level of local government in Scotland. The parish is situated in the Gryffe Valley, 5 miles (9 km) north of Paisley, covering an area of 11.9 sq. miles (30.9 km)"
"Terrington Terrington is a large village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Howardian Hills, west of Malton. The village is mentioned four times in the ""Domesday Book"" as ""Teurintone"". The lands were divided between the manors of ""Bulmer"" and ""Foston"". At the time of the time of Norman conquest, lands in the manor were held by ""Ligulf"", ""Northmann"", ""Earl Morcar"", ""Earl Waltheof"" and ""Gamal, son of Karli"". Afterwards the lands were granted to ""Robert, Count of Mortain"", ""Count Alan of Brittany"" and ""Berengar of Tosny"". The manor was held soon"
"Shropshire Hills The Shropshire Hills is an upland area and one of the natural regions of England. They lie wholly within the county of Shropshire and encompass several distinctive and well-known landmarks, such as the Long Mynd, Wenlock Edge, The Wrekin and the Clees. The Shropshire Hills lie south of the county capital of Shrewsbury between the Welsh border and Much Wenlock, extending as far south as Ludlow. To the north they are bounded by the Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, to the east by the Severn Valley and Mid Severn Sandstone Plateau, to the southeast by Knighton and the"
"in several different ways in the past, including Guddyhills, Goddy-hills, Gowdyhowse, and Goodlike-hills. Goodyhills Goodyhills is a hamlet in the civil parish of Holme St Cuthbert, in northern Cumbria, United Kingdom. It is located 1.5 miles east of the village of Mawbray, and 23 miles west of the city of Carlisle. A quarter of a mile to the north-west is the parish seat of Holme St Cuthbert, where the local primary school and parish church are located, and half a mile to the south-east is the small hamlet of Jericho. At nearby Newtown, there is a farm park and tea"
"Hopegill Head Hopegill Head is a fell in the English Lake District in Cumbria. It is located nine kilometres (5½ miles) west of the town of Keswick and is well seen from the B5292 road which crosses the Whinlatter Pass. Hopegill Head is the middle fell of three fells on a ridge that starts at Braithwaite and goes west for eight kilometres to conclude at the northern end of Crummock Water. The other two fells on the ridge are Grisedale Pike and Whiteside. The fell is often referred to locally as Hobcarton Pike as it stands at the head of"
"Hill (Herefordshire) to the north. Longtown, Herefordshire Longtown is a linear village and parish in Herefordshire, England. The parish includes the village of Clodock and had a population in mid-2010 of 543, increasing to 620 at the 2011 Census. Longtown is located north east of Abergavenny and south west of Hereford on the eastern edge of the Black Mountains, Wales, part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The extensive Hatterall Ridge lies about a mile to the west of the village, and the Black Hill (Herefordshire) two miles to the north. There are car parks at the feet of these"